Smart Window Improves Energy Efficiency of Buildings

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-37968
Published November 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Smart windows — windows that use solar cell technology to convert sunlight into electricity — present the opportunity to leverage windows as energy sources. Incorporating solar cells into windows while balancing the other complex and often conflicting roles of windows proves challenging; for example, juggling luminosity preferences and energy harvesting goals throughout changing seasons requires complex and strategic approaches to material design.